The Life and Times of Salvator Rosa Volume 2
- ISBN-10
- 1230349952
- ISBN-13
- 9781230349954
- Pages
- 38
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-09
- Publisher
- Theclassics.Us
- Author
- Lady Morgan
Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 edition. Excerpt: ... The life and times of Salvator Rosa Lady Morgan (Sydney) STAR ViriNO IT WO Alila 3 Tiiv Words and Music by Salvatoli- Rosa THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SALVATOR ROSA. CHAPTER VIII. 1647--1657. Flight of Aniello Falcone to France--Salvator Rosa escapes to Rome--State of society in that city favours his safety--His " Babilonia"--His two singular pictures, L'Umana Fragilitd and La Fortuna -- Persecution excited against him--Threatened with the Inquisition!-- Escapes from Rome in the train of the Prince Carlo Giovanni de' Medici--Arrives in Florence--His splendid reception by the Court and the Florentine Nobility-- Engages with the Grand Duke to paint for the Palace Pitti--Entertains the Cavaliers of the Court at his own house---Changes his society--Is surrounded by the Literati of Florence--Founds an academy of his own by the name of the Percossi--Private Theatricals at the Casino VOL. II. B di San Marco--Messire Agli of Bologna enters the dramatic lists with Salvator--The Simposi, or classic suppers of Salvator Rosa--His professional labours --His Battle-piece for the Grand Duke--Other historical pictures -- His own portrait -- His friendship with Lorenzo Lippi, the author of the Malmantile --Urges him to compose that poem--Assists Lippi in his pictures--His portrait by Lippi--The "beautiful Lucrezia" becomes the gouvernante of Salvator Rosa --He retires with her from Florence to Volterra and to the villas of his friends, the Maffei--His manner of living during his retreat--His pictorial and poetical compositions -- His departure with Lucrezia from Tuscany. With the life of Masaniello ended all that was laudable in the revolutionary movement, of which he had been the leader and the chief.* Other interests came in
